1972-73 Buffalo Braves Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 21-61
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Jack Ramsay (21-61)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 321,710, Avg. 7,847 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Buffalo Braves RosterTeam Record: 21-61
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Jack Ramsay (21-61)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 321,710, Avg. 7,847 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Buffalo Braves Results
The Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 21 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Braves scored 8,471 points and surrendered 9,223. Bob McAdoo tossed in a team-leading 1,441 points for Buffalo, while Elmore Smith and Bob Kauffman netted 17 or more per game as well. Elmore Smith contributed 946 boards. Randy Smith dished out 422 assists for the squad.
Jack Ramsay coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McAdoo | C-F | 80 | 2562 | 1293 | 585 | 350 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 728 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 1441 | ||
| Elmore Smith | C | 76 | 2829 | 1244 | 600 | 337 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 946 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 1388 | ||
| Bob Kauffman | F-C | 77 | 3049 | 1059 | 535 | 359 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 855 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 1350 | ||
| Randy Smith | G-F | 82 | 2603 | 1154 | 511 | 264 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 1214 | ||
| Dick Garrett | G | 78 | 1805 | 813 | 341 | 110 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 778 | ||
| John Hummer | F-C | 66 | 1546 | 464 | 206 | 205 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 527 | ||
| Dave Wohl | G | 56 | 1540 | 454 | 207 | 100 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 493 | ||
| Fred Hilton | G-F | 59 | 731 | 494 | 191 | 53 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 423 | ||
| Howard Komives | G | 67 | 1468 | 429 | 163 | 98 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 411 | ||
| Bill Hewitt | F | 73 | 1332 | 364 | 152 | 74 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 345 | ||
| Mahdi Abdul-Rahman | G | 9 | 134 | 60 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 53 | ||
| Harold Fox | G | 10 | 84 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | ||
| Cornell Warner | F-C | 4 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | ||
| Totals | 737 | 19730 | 7877 | 3536 | 0 | 0 | 1966 | 1399 | 0 | 0 | 4158 | 2218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2034 | 8471 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McAdoo | C-F | 80 | 32.0 | 45.2 | 77.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 18.0 | |
| Elmore Smith | C | 76 | 37.2 | 48.2 | 55.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 18.3 | |
| Bob Kauffman | F-C | 77 | 39.6 | 50.5 | 78.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 17.5 | |
| Randy Smith | G-F | 82 | 31.7 | 44.3 | 72.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 14.8 | |
| Dick Garrett | G | 78 | 23.1 | 41.9 | 87.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 10.0 | |
| John Hummer | F-C | 66 | 23.4 | 44.4 | 56.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 8.0 | |
| Dave Wohl | G | 56 | 27.5 | 45.6 | 79.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 8.8 | |
| Fred Hilton | G-F | 59 | 12.4 | 38.7 | 77.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.2 | |
| Howard Komives | G | 67 | 21.9 | 38.0 | 86.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 6.1 | |
| Bill Hewitt | F | 73 | 18.2 | 41.8 | 55.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.7 | |
| Mahdi Abdul-Rahman | G | 9 | 14.9 | 41.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.9 | |
| Harold Fox | G | 10 | 8.4 | 37.5 | 87.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.1 | |
| Cornell Warner | F-C | 4 | 11.8 | 47.1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.3 | |
| Averages | 737 | 26.8 | 44.9 | 71.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 11.5 |
